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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/170-shared-toilets-community-toilets-or-public-toilets/19711-google-maps-for-locating-clean-toilets#19795I have to say this can find utility in the developed countries as well. I can't speak for every country, but my guess is that a frequent cause of open urination and defecation in countries I lived in or visited is the inability to find a public toilet (or their unavailability).<br />
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Such an application, therefore, can find universal utility, even where waste disposal infrastructure is advanced.<div class="feedflare">
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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/180-urban-informal-settlements-and-slums/13967-sanitation-for-the-homeless-in-the-us?limit=12&start=12#197941. There are a few sanctioned camps that sanitation is provided, but there are large swaths unsanctioned camps where there is no formal sanitation.<br />
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2. Yes, I do an weekly evacuation run. I had a naive notion early on that the residents do this but it was not realistic. Partially it is due to the nature of the people in the encampments and is non-trival to find a place dispose of the waste properly even if someone takes the initiative, Also with this type of toilet at least for me it is hard to empty the contents into another toilet without some residual splash. In my basement toilet I can mop up after I am done, but even if the residents took it upon themselves my guess is that they would soon wear out whatever welcome they had at local gas stations and other places that they also use. <br />
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In an urban setting residents do have options outside of the camps that they can use opportunistically, but these options only go so far. One finds containers of open feces along with bags that appear to contain the same.<div class="feedflare">
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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/273-corporate-engagement-in-sanitation-thematic-discussion-susana-indian-chapter/19720-how-can-companies-incentivise-sanitation#19793Diana<br />
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You can look at the role of MFIs in Kenya in Sanitation here. I was part of the team that did the evaluation of a program called WaterCredit supported by MasterCard Foundation.<br />
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If you need more detail, you can write to me at
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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/273-corporate-engagement-in-sanitation-thematic-discussion-susana-indian-chapter/19720-how-can-companies-incentivise-sanitation#19791Hi Everyone,<br />
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This is turning out be a very informative discussion. Hopefully, someone from the corporate sector can share their insights. <br />
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I agree with Nitya- for incentivisation, we need to reward companies for their behavior rather than adopt a &quot;shame&quot; approach. <br />
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Our experience with corporates is that many of them are not well versed with what sanitation programs entail per se. also in the rish top achieve certain certifications, programs run the risk of slippage.<br />
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Found Sanjay's contributions very interesting and that has been our experience as well. The Tamil Nadu government has been an especially responsive government. I was speaking to an official with the Tamil Nadu Urban Development Fund (TNUDF) and they informed us that the basic infrastructure for sanitation programs exists in most cities in TN which makes the implementation of programs smoother and easier. We've been also told by others that such a case may not exist in other states per se.<br />
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Diana- your comments on MFIs was very insightful. While we have not worked with MFIs per se, we have worked with a media and fim production company here to leverage something similar as what you had mentioned BBC is doing. It's interesting that organizations are trying to find how their core competencies can be leveraged to push initiatives through.<div class="feedflare">
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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/40-greywater-blackwater-or-wastewater-reuse-irrigation/19790-upcycle-shower-upfallshower#19790Showers use a lot of water, which is drained off. When warm water is used, also the heat is lost unless a heat recovery system has been installed.<br />
To combat water and heat wastage the Upfallshower has been developed. The Upfallshower recycles 90% of the water, thus saving 90% of the water and energy requirements. The recycled water is filtered and UV desinfected; thus upcycled. To maintain the warm temperature a small amount of hot water is added.<br />
I am installing one in my house. <br />
For more information see attachment with English language explanation: <a href="http://www.upfallshower.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.upfallshower.com/en/</a> and <br />
<a href="http://www.upfallshower.com/en/duurzaam-douchen-bespaar-water-met-upfall-shower/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.upfallshower.com/en/duurzaam-douchen...r-met-upfall-shower/</a><div class="feedflare">
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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/169-production-of-biochar-fuel-or-electricity/19764-small-biogas-system-linked-with-chp-to-produce-electricity#19789In my experience, if you are planning a biogas then perhaps using the same for cooking is fine but electricity is a more complicated process and not very suitable for IDP set up. THese require regular maintenance. So even if you are able to procure one, getting timely services and repair will be tough. You will usually not find these services locally.<div class="feedflare">
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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/273-corporate-engagement-in-sanitation-thematic-discussion-susana-indian-chapter/19720-how-can-companies-incentivise-sanitation#19788Hi all, my name is Sanjay K Gupta and I work at Skat Switzerland. <br />
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The outreach of companies for incentivizing sanitation, particular in rural sanitation is limited, unless the company having its CSR fund particularly focuses on rural segment of the population. Many of the companies themselves need orientation on sanitation and then developing a CSR plan that supplements the Swachhta mission, requires a focussed approach and partnership. Coimbatore, A South India city has done commendable work on partnering with CSR and building toilets. The initiative came from the municipality. But again it is relatively simpler to work in urban areas than rural.<br />
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Some of my experience shows that MFIs and all type of other banks (public or private sector) can play a huge role in both supporting sanitation market as well as access to water supply. A project done over 4 years in Kenya and Rwanda shows that incentivizing banks (capacity building and port-folio development for WATSAN) to provide loans can increase self supply of water and sanitation very quickly. And if the banks top up their CSR fund with WATSAN loans, it can spread much quicker. I am attaching a link to this paper that describes the results of MFIs in WATSAN. <br />
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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/71-behaviour-change-and-user-psychology-issues/13542-global-sanitation-fund-updates?limit=12&start=12#19786In order to better understand the link between gender dynamics and the impact of its Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) interventions, the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) supported a study in a small number of communities in Madagascar. A new ‘GSF in focus’ case study highlights and reflects on the study. <a href="http://wsscc.org/resources-feed/gender-and-community-led-total-sanitation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read the case study on wsscc.org</a> or download the attachment below.<div class="feedflare">
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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/27-schools-sanitation-and-hygiene-in-schools/19784-wateraid-school-wash-research-in-bangladesh-nepal-india-and-nepal#19784Dear all,<br />
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WaterAid just published four interesting reports on WinS in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.<br />
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These documents present the findings of a research project recently carried out by Partnerships in Practice for WaterAid. The project not only provided WaterAid with an opportunity to undertake comprehensive WinS bottleneck analyses in these four countries, but it allowed to dig a bit deeper and explore the underlying causes of strengths and weaknesses. A wide range of political economy factors, often well-known by practitioners but unfortunately rarely factored in programmes, have thus been uncovered and analysed. <br />
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These four case study reports deliver interesting insights into WinS dynamics at central, district and local levels. Good practices from various organisations are also extracted and practical recommendations made to contribute to sustainable and inclusive WASH services in schools. <br />
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The four reports, attached below, are also available <a href="http://www.wateraid.org/what-we-do/our-approach/research-and-publications/view-publication?id=8851e0b6-7a36-4102-8630-4555130e750d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on this webpage</a>.<br />
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This work has been supported by a grant by H&amp;M Foundation.<br />
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Best regards<br />
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Jacques<div class="feedflare">
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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/180-urban-informal-settlements-and-slums/13967-sanitation-for-the-homeless-in-the-us?limit=12&start=12#19783Dear Mikkel and Mark,<br />
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Thank you for sharing useful and interesting information.<br />
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Mark: You say:&quot;There is a also a notion that providing sanitation will encourage more people to camp on public land.&quot; Does that mean that the municipal departments will not provide sanitation facilities to them?<br />
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Your attachment, along with the photos therein, is interesting. Just one query: How is the sewage ultimately disposed off?<br />
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Regards,<br />
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/susana-forum-all/~4/9mEFIL_5qU4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Urban informal settlements and slumsFri, 09 Dec 2016 05:17:21 +0000http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/180-urban-informal-settlements-and-slums/13967-sanitation-for-the-homeless-in-the-us?limit=12&start=12#19783Re: Online Course Faecal Sludge Management: next run January - May 2017! - by: alcamachoghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/susana-forum-all/~3/kfKVnY4lzts/19622-online-course-faecal-sludge-management-next-run-january-may-2017
http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/140-courses-including-online-courses-and-trainings/19622-online-course-faecal-sludge-management-next-run-january-may-2017#19782Thank you for the course Mariska,<br />
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It is a huge demand for addressing the problem with sludge on sanitation.<br />
Please, take mi into account.<br />
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Sincerely yours,<br />
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Alvaro Camacho G.<br />
Water and Sanitation Specialist<br />
La Paz - Bolivia<div class="feedflare">
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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/180-urban-informal-settlements-and-slums/13967-sanitation-for-the-homeless-in-the-us?limit=12&start=12#19781From numbers I've seen the there are are more homeless on the U.S. West Coast than other parts of the country. Interestingly these issues are happening in very liberal cities who are working hard to find solutions. In Seattle there has been a huge population boom that has caused a huge spike in housing prices that has caused a sharp decrease in marginal housing. There are now people living in tents all over the city. There is a lot of monetary and political capital being spent on this but this is will take years to work through. <br />
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Until you solve these problems there will be a large population of people lacking basic sanitation. I'll pose 2 separate problems that are getting different levels of attention in Seattle.<br />
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1. People &quot;living on the streets&quot; who do not have easy access to public toilets. There are public toilets being installed in Seattle that provide some relief here. Carol can provide more background than I can on the storied history of these.<br />
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2. People living in encampments (this is the really new thing in the past few years). A large number of people have setup camp on public land, often next to the freeways owned by the State Department of transportation. This is where the system has broken down as they are in legal limbo in an area where there does not appear to be agreement on jurisdiction. There is a also a notion that providing sanitation will encourage more people to camp on public land. Many of these encampments are in places where it would be fairly simple to provide unglamorous Honey Buckets. Other places (including a 2 mile stretch underneath I-5 called &quot;The Jungle&quot;) are more difficult to service with traditional portable solutions. This is where there is a need for some original thinking.<br />
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It is important to note that the encampments are very lose collections of people with high amounts of intravenous drug use, mental illness and generally low motivation to be socially compliant when provided a toilet of any kind of complexity. I've setup simple five gallon porta pottis in privacy tents and find that a toilet will often not be use correctly, then when other people come upon the toilet that was not flushed properly it won't be used until someone flushes the waste properly. <br />
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One thing that can be done is to encourage local health authorities to accept homeless sanitation as as part of their core mission. It is unacceptable that there are hundreds or even thousands of people living in a county or municipality without basic sanitation, and it is the responsibility of the Board of Health to acknowledge this. In Seattle / King County the Board of Health includes both members of the City and County Councils. I'm attaching a two minute comment I gave at the last Seattle/King County Board of Health meeting that led to the issue being put on the Department of Health's agenda. We'll see where things go from here.<div class="feedflare">
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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/180-urban-informal-settlements-and-slums/13967-sanitation-for-the-homeless-in-the-us?limit=12&start=12#19780Mughal - By some estimates there are currently millions of people in the United States who lack stable living situations. In addition to those that are termed the &quot;chronic homeless&quot; (people served and thus recorded by social service agencies) these estimates include people who are living in their automobiles, squatters, migrant farm workers, so-called &quot;couch surfers&quot;, and others for whom there are simply no reliable statistics. By other indicators, half of the population in the U.S. is considered &quot;poor&quot;, not to the degree of many of your fellow Indians, but nonetheless considered impoverished by the standards of a Western industrialized country. The situation is a disgrace.<div class="feedflare">
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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/20-jobs-consultancies-internships/19669-internship-with-cairn-foundation#19778Dear How can one apply?<br />
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http://forum.susana.org/component/kunena/180-urban-informal-settlements-and-slums/13967-sanitation-for-the-homeless-in-the-us?limit=12&start=12#19777Dear Carol,<br />
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Thank you for your feedback. The factors you mentioned - economy, mental illness, addiction, migration, are strong enough to cause homelessness.<br />
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Just one query: Is this happening in other US cities?<br />
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You are right - we should talk of sanitation. It is just that I thought it would be helpful to understand background of an area, before taking sanitation head-on, in that area.<br />
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Regards,<br />
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